On the stock market since 2004, it operates in the world of heavy industry. It has 86 employees. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 9% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
The gap is $184.4M. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
angles, checked one by one.
The 3 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
Revenue Growth: Sales are growing slowly.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 100% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
The average analyst price target is $2.50 — 215% above today’s price.
It pays out $380,116,789,000,000 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
The stock sits at $0.79. Under exchange rules, stocks that stay below $1 for too long risk being removed from the market.
Over the last 3 years, sales fell about 0% a year on average. Profit is holding up, but a shrinking business is a risk worth watching.
Over the last 12 months, executives reported 13 sells against just 2 buys. Not an alarm bell by itself, but a number worth watching.
On our five-subject report card, TOPS sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: TOPS is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.